Re: Recruitment 2016 Rumours & Signings.. : Tue Aug 04, 2015 7:19 pm  

aiton is supposedly going to catalans to replace henderson.

Re: Recruitment 2016 Rumours & Signings.. : Wed Aug 05, 2015 8:22 am  

If AOB leaves I think it will be the biggest loss for the club since Sam Burgess left.

He would be a revelation at any super league club if nurtured in the right way.

Re: Recruitment 2016 Rumours & Signings.. : Wed Aug 05, 2015 8:56 am  

It wouldn't surprise me at all if Leeds came calling for AOB

They have been interested before

Re: Recruitment 2016 Rumours & Signings.. : Wed Aug 05, 2015 11:32 am  

Leeds have already enquired about AOB.
As previous posters have mentioned, they're waiting to see what happens with us in terms of promotion/staying in the championship. A fee in the region of 60k to buy out the remaining year of his contract if we don't get promoted has been thrown about.
Would be disappointed to see him leave, and would be a double hit due to us releasing Conroy.

Re: Recruitment 2016 Rumours & Signings.. : Wed Aug 05, 2015 9:32 pm  

Hetherington has hinted they are looking overseas for a replacement for Ainton so I wouldn't be that concerned to be honest. If AOB was to leave you would think he would want to be first choice hooker where ever that maybe... But something he has in the bag with us.

Re: Recruitment 2016 Rumours & Signings.. : Wed Aug 05, 2015 9:35 pm  

melly88 wrote:

Hetherington has hinted they are looking overseas for a replacement for Ainton so I wouldn't be that concerned to be honest. If AOB was to leave you would think he would want to be first choice hooker where ever that maybe... But something he has in the bag with us.

There's talk of Heath L'Estrange on their board.

Re: Recruitment 2016 Rumours & Signings.. : Wed Aug 05, 2015 10:04 pm  

Heath been playning good rugby this season coming off the bench @ st george, but think being a bench hooker is where he is in his career now.

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Re: Recruitment 2016 Rumours & Signings.. : Thu Aug 06, 2015 8:58 am  

What I've seen of Liam Hood at Salford has been good, so it's possible they'll recall him for next year. If they do come in for Adam, we might want Liam in part-ex.

Re: Recruitment 2016 Rumours & Signings.. : Thu Aug 06, 2015 9:14 am  

I think Leeds would be one of the few clubs O'Brien would leave us for. Even if we remain n the championship, he's playing full minutes every week under one of the games best hookers as coach. I think he's quite happy at the moment. However if we fail to get promotion next year, then i think he will move on.

Re: Recruitment 2016 Rumours & Signings.. : Thu Aug 06, 2015 9:30 am  

BullCharge wrote:

There's talk of Heath L'Estrange on their board.

I would be surprised with that seeing as through they wanted their kids to grow up in Australia. But you never know, money can talk